D06F 39/12
Casings
Official title: Casings; Tubs
D06F39/12 (Casings) appears on 1,699 US grants and 2,239 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 1,699
- Published applications
- 2,239
- Assignees
- 249
- Inventors
- 2,851
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11 | 16 |
| 2003 | 14 | 13 |
| 2004 | 8 | 43 |
| 2005 | 9 | 55 |
| 2006 | 7 | 52 |
| 2007 | 17 | 45 |
| 2008 | 22 | 42 |
| 2009 | 25 | 77 |
| 2010 | 31 | 42 |
| 2011 | 25 | 53 |
| 2012 | 45 | 66 |
| 2013 | 31 | 42 |
| 2014 | 41 | 69 |
| 2015 | 53 | 102 |
| 2016 | 57 | 86 |
| 2017 | 81 | 125 |
| 2018 | 77 | 178 |
| 2019 | 115 | 153 |
| 2020 | 164 | 156 |
| 2021 | 127 | 172 |
| 2022 | 136 | 153 |
| 2023 | 135 | 120 |
| 2024 | 145 | 125 |
| 2025 | 108 | 156 |
| 2026 | 87 | 97 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus for treating laundry6 Oct 2026US 12,753,540 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Washing machine and clothing treatment apparatus22 Sep 2026US 12,742,276 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Cabinet assembly for a combination laundry appliance22 Sep 2026US 12,742,279 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Stack-type laundry treating apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,735,823 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes treating apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,735,829 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Clothing treatment apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297836 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Apparatus for treating laundry24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286588 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Laundry treating apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286589 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes treating system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286590 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Panelized lid assembly for washing machine appliance24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286594 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drawer-type washing machine and process of washing laundry using the same96US 6,618,887 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2003
- Washing machine having a sink85US 5,253,493 A1993
- Clothes washer having a motor-driven lid opening and closing mechanism84US 5,724,837 ASamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1998
- Laundry appliance63US 7,257,905 B2Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited · 2007
- Cabinet construction for an automatic washer61US 4,618,193 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1986